Luggage-carrier



(No Model.)

G. P. HALL. LUGGAGE CARRIER.

Patented Dec. 4, 1894.

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No. 530,104. Patented Deer 4, 1894.

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UNITED STATES 'ATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. HALL, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

LUGGAG E-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 530,104, dated December 4, 1894.

Application filed June 10,1893- Serial No. 477.15 (Nomodeld To all whom it may concern:

Be it kn own that I, GEORGE F. HALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New J ersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Luggage-Carriers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to a luggage carrier, which may be attached to any suitable part of a velocipede, preferably the handle portion of the machine, and is adapted to receive and hold a package or any other bundle.

The invention has for its main object'to provide a carrier for this purpose, consisting essentially of a single 'main frame or bar, provided with a strap secured to said bar at one end, and at the other end being arranged on a reel, which is provided with a suitable locking or holding means for retaining the strap in its tightened position about the package or bundle. q

A further object of the invention is to provide a simple, strong and cheaply constructed carrier, provided with a folding frame adapted to be folded down upon the mainframe or bar, whereby the carrier may be enlarged, if-

desired.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying sheets of drawings, in which I have shown my invention in the best forms known to me; but the proportionsand arrangements of parts may be varied and changed within the skill of those acquainted with the art, without departing from the spirit of my invention, as set forth in the claims hereto appended.

Figure 1 is a side view of my luggage carrier and Fig. 2 is a" front view of the same, with the folding frame folded.- Fig. 3 is a plan view of the same, with thefolding frame folded, and Fig. 4: is a similar view with the folding frame-portion of the carrier in its open position. Fig.5 is a side view of the carrier, similar to that illustrated in Fig. 1,

with a spring-actuated pawl disengaged from a ratchet wheel used in connection with the provid reel on which the strap is wound. Fig. 6 is a side view of a carrier, embodying the main principle of my invention, but in which the folding frame-portion is dispensed with. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the same, and Fig. 8 is a vertical'section of the carrier taken on line a; in Fig. 7.

Similar letters of reference are employed in each of the above described views to indicate corresponding parts.

In said drawings, 17 represents the steering bar or handle of a velocipede and c and c are the two members of aclamp provided with interlocking hooks c and c at their one extremity and a bolt or screw 0 whereby said members adapt themselves to embrace any sectional form of support, and thereby secure the clamp to the machine, as will be understood. Of course said members 0 and 0 can be secured to the machine by means of any other well-known means. From said clamp 0 extends a suitable arm or post 0 to which diameter than the main post 0 on which is secured a plate 0 by means of a screw 0 Said tubular post a in this construction, is

engagement of said pin (1' with said recesses, as shown in Fig. 8, and turning the main frame or single bar a and causing said ends of the pin d to drop into the oppositely ed with an annular recess 01. which prevents the withdrawal of the post 0 from placed recesses a shown in the post a, in Fig. 6, said frame or bar a can be made to stand in line, parallel with the handle bars, or approximately so, as will be clearly understood. As has been previously stated, the main frame or single bar a, and which may be secured on the top of said post a in any well-known manner, has secured at the one end thereof a suitable strap 6 which may be wound upon a reel or other suitable winding device arranged in the other end. of said bar a, as will be described. Said main frame or single bar a may be provided with suitable openings a to considerably lighten the same and secured in a loop a at one end of the frame a, or in any other well-known manner thereto, is the end e of the strap e. Said bar a, as will be seen from the several figures of the drawings is preferably provided at its forward end with a guiding means, such as a loop a or other well-known device, through which the strap 6 is passed and is wound around a small pin or axle f adapted to rotate in hearings or perforations in the downwardly extending ear-portions a and a of the main frame or single bar a. Said ears a and a", if they may be so termed, extend considerably below the upper surface of the said bar ct which brings the roll of strap, when wound, below the bundle or package placed upon the carrier, whereby said roll does not come in contact with the lower surface of the package, and the parts of the reel or winding device can be freely manipulated. Said pin or axle f is provided on the one end with a turning piece or thumb-nut f and with a small ratchet wheel f, with the teeth of which can be made to engage a locking lever which is preferably provided with the sharp corners f and f and with the handle portion f Secured to the lug a in the side of the single bar a is asuitable spring 9, which may be formed with a curl g, as in Figs. 1 and 5, or may be straight, as shown in Fig. 6. The free end 9 of said spring 9 passes over the edge f of said lever f and thereby forces the edge f of the lever into holding engagement with a tooth of said ratchet-wheel f as will be seen from Figs. 1 and 6, and thereby securing the strap 6 in its tightened position on a bundle or package to be supported on the carrier. In order to unwind the strap, a slight pressure on the handle portion f of said lever f causes the disengagement of the edge f with the ratchet wheel, and the action of the spring g upon the edge f of the lever, causes the latter to remain in the position illustrated in Fig. 5, and the strap can be unwound; and, when a package or bundle is placed upon the bar a and beneath the strap, the lever is again thrown back causing it to assume the operative positions illustrated in Figs. 1 and 6, and by turning the finger-piece or thumbscrew the strap is reeled upon the pin or axle f, securely tightening it about the package.

Of course, it will be evident, that any suitable form of spring may be used, and the end 6 of the strap e can be directly riveted or screwed to the end of the bar a, instead of passing the said end through the loop a, as shown in the drawings. In some cases, I may provide the main frame or single bar a with oppositely projecting supporting arms it, formed integral with said bar or secured thereto in any well-known manner, said arms being provided with suitable hook-shaped ends it. Pivotally connected with each pair of arms h on each side of the bar a. is a Wire frame-portion 1' and i, which when opened, as indicated in Fig. 4, rest on the hook-ends h and when closed assume the positions illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. By this means the carrier can be suitably enlarged or made smaller, as will be understood.

It will thus be seen, that a very simple, cheap and durable luggage carrier for velocipedes has been devised, and one, which is very light, thereby not materially adding to the weight of the machine, and also one, which, when removed from the machine, can be folded and carried in the pocket, if desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In combination, with the main frame of a luggage carrier forvelocipedes, having a tubular post a provided with an annular recess (1 of a clamp provided with a suitable post or arm 0 having a small post a, a plate on said post, and a spring encircling said post 0 substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. In combination,with the main frame of a luggage carrier for velocipedes, having a tub ular post a provided with an annular recess ta of a clamp provided with a suitable post or arm 0 having a small post a, a plate on said post, a spring encircling said post a, and means for allowing the rotation of said main frame on said post or arm a, and locking the parts at intervals, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

3. In combination, with the main frame of a luggage carrier for velocipedes, having a tubular post (1 provided with an annular recess a of a clamp provided with a suitable post or arm 0 having a small post 0 a plate on said post, a spring encircling said post 0, and means for allowing the rotation of said main frame on said post or arm 0 and locking the parts at intervals, consisting of a pin d projecting from the opposite sides of said post 0 and recesses a and a. in said post a in the carrier frame, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

4.. A luggage carrier for velocipedes, consisting of a single bar, a strap running from end to end thereof, and a folding frame on each side of said bar, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

5. A luggage carrier for velocipedes, consisting of a single bar, having a strap attached to one end thereof, a reel at the other end of said bar to which the other end of said strap is attached, and a folding frame on each side of said single bar, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

6. A luggage carrier for velocipedes, consisting of a main frame, having a strap attached at one end thereof, and a reel at the sisting of a single bar, provided with a strap running from end to endof said bar, arms h projecting in pairs from the opposite sides of said single bar, and folding frames '11 and i pivotally arranged on said arms h, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

8. A luggage carrier for velocipedes, consisting of a single bar, and provided with a strap running'frorn end to end of said bar, l

arms h projecting in pairs from the opposite sides of said bar, folding frames *5 and '5 pivotally arranged on said arms h, and hook-v shaped ends h on said arms h, with which said folding frames engage to support them in 7 their open position, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereunto set my hand this 8th day of June, 1893.

GEORGE F. HALL.

Witnesses:

FREDK. O. FRAENTZEL, WM. H. CAMFIELD, Jr. 

